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MME: I checked the NPS website which is just the blanket statement you quoted. I'm wondering if there's a gate at Chaco that's now locked or if it's just unstaffed but accessible?
Thanks Debit, I'm looking at those sites now, and also considering a night in ALB instead to see the balloon fest.

Based on info posted here and questions we asked in Alb we decided not to try it. We're now in Taos and someone yesterday told us Chaco iis closed. On the way up here every location with the word National in it is closed: parks, forests, preserves, etc. of course there's no way to close trails but roads to trails may be closed and all visitor's centers we've seen so far are closed.